5259 Epeigeus

Summary

5259 Epeigeus is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 5259 Epeigeus is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 5259 Epeigeus is credited with the discovery of Eugene Merle Shoemaker^[4].
• 5259 Epeigeus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 5259 Epeigeus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[6].
• Epeigeus is named after 5259 Epeigeus^[7].
• 5259 Epeigeus's follows is recorded as 5258 Rhoeo^[8].
• 5259 Epeigeus's followed by is recorded as 5260 Philvéron^[9].
• 5259 Epeigeus's minor planet group is recorded as Jupiter trojan^[10].
• 5259 Epeigeus's minor planet group is recorded as Greek camp trojan asteroid^[11].
• 5259 Epeigeus's Commons category is recorded as 5259 Epeigeus^[12].
• 5259 Epeigeus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 5259 Epeigeus's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 BB1^[14].
• 5259 Epeigeus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1989-01-30T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 5259 Epeigeus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y1kyr^[16].
• 5259 Epeigeus's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20005259^[17].
• 5259 Epeigeus's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 5259 Epeigeus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.073'}^[19].
• 5259 Epeigeus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0734044'}^[20].
• 5259 Epeigeus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07196827733723735'}^[21].
• 5259 Epeigeus's Lagrangian point is recorded as L4-Jupiter-Sun^[22].
• 5259 Epeigeus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.3'}^[23].
• 5259 Epeigeus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.37'}^[24].
• 5259 Epeigeus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+15.92038'}^[25].
• 5259 Epeigeus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+15.90764188345674'}^[26].
• 5259 Epeigeus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+11.87'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

5259 Epeigeus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Epeigeus is named after 5259 Epeigeus^[7].

Why It Matters

5259 Epeigeus ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]